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Old 26-Mar-08, 07:53 PM
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Question mites??

hey i just noticed my olive has small lumps under him which kinda looks like dry skin some of his scales look like they are buldging out and his eye looks odd. other than that he has no unusual behaviour, could this be mites or something else??
 
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without a picture it is hard to determine so click away with the photo box and stick em on the ol PC screen
 
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Put him on a white surface such as paper at night then after an hour or so in the dark turn the light on. You sould be able to see mites if they are there but they are very small. Smaller than flees.
 
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Mite Detection

One of a mites favourite spots is in the skin fold under their lower jaw.......cheers solar 17
 
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